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#CakewithCashmerette: Blogger starts online movement after troll tells her to 'eat less cake' | #CakewithCashmerette: Blogger starts online movement after troll tells her to 'eat less cake' |
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A British blogger’s excellent response to an online troll has been celebrated by women across social media networks. | A British blogger’s excellent response to an online troll has been celebrated by women across social media networks. |
Jenny Rushmore, who is based in the US, posted a picture of a swimming costume she intended to make with the caption “#BeachBodyReady”, but the image was criticised by an online troll. | Jenny Rushmore, who is based in the US, posted a picture of a swimming costume she intended to make with the caption “#BeachBodyReady”, but the image was criticised by an online troll. |
In the now deleted comment, Ms Rushmore told the Guardian the troll wrote “something along the lines of ‘ugh, you don’t have a beach body. You should eat less cake’.” | In the now deleted comment, Ms Rushmore told the Guardian the troll wrote “something along the lines of ‘ugh, you don’t have a beach body. You should eat less cake’.” |
Taking the body-shaming jibe in her stride the blogger – who writes on Cashmerette about how sewing helped her to be more body confident – followed up the post with a defiant message for the troll. | Taking the body-shaming jibe in her stride the blogger – who writes on Cashmerette about how sewing helped her to be more body confident – followed up the post with a defiant message for the troll. |
Adding a postscript to her note, she addressed the troll "who fat shamed me this morning in a comment and suggest I eat less cake: as you can see from this pic my life is just a sad mess, so I'm glad you've helped steer my dietary choices, cheers! #effyourbeautystandards#CakeWithCashmerette | Adding a postscript to her note, she addressed the troll "who fat shamed me this morning in a comment and suggest I eat less cake: as you can see from this pic my life is just a sad mess, so I'm glad you've helped steer my dietary choices, cheers! #effyourbeautystandards#CakeWithCashmerette |
In response, friends and fellow bloggers picked up her hashtag #CakeweithCashmerette and the movement spiralled. | In response, friends and fellow bloggers picked up her hashtag #CakeweithCashmerette and the movement spiralled. |
So far there have been almost 200 Instagram posts of women eating cake, chocolate, biscuits and donuts – and celebrating their body shape. | So far there have been almost 200 Instagram posts of women eating cake, chocolate, biscuits and donuts – and celebrating their body shape. |
Ms Rushmore said she had been “overwhelmed” by the response. | Ms Rushmore said she had been “overwhelmed” by the response. |
“I think body-shaming hits a nerve with a lot of women, and increasingly people want to fight back,” she told the newspaper. “And what better and tastier way to fight back than with cake?” | “I think body-shaming hits a nerve with a lot of women, and increasingly people want to fight back,” she told the newspaper. “And what better and tastier way to fight back than with cake?” |